The dynamic nature of emotions during a trail based leisure experience : an application of affect control theory (ACT) /
The view taken in this study is that leisure experience is an emerging state of mind resulting from interactions with others in the environment. According to this view, leisure experience is a process that consists of antecedents, actual experience, outcomes, and evaluations. Based on this view, the...
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| Format: | Thesis Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | The view taken in this study is that leisure experience is an emerging state of mind resulting from interactions with others in the environment. According to this view, leisure experience is a process that consists of antecedents, actual experience, outcomes, and evaluations. Based on this view, the purpose of this study was to (1) examine whether people's experiences (in terms of emotions) changed when they were in a multi-use trail setting, and (2) investigate the antecedents that contributed to differences in emotions experienced and the role of emotions in a leisure participation. In order to gather information needed for the purpose, a modified experience sampling method (i.e., an on-site survey) was implemented with a sample of multi-use trail users in-situ. The survey contained scale items to measure behavioral characteristics; affective meanings associated with the setting, the activity in which trail users engaged, and situated self', and event specific appraisals and overall appraisal. Analysis was conducted to (1) describe the nature of emotions experienced, (2) describe the role of events in producing different emotions, and (3) determine the relationships among antecedents, emotions, and evaluations of an on-site leisure experience. Results indicated that emotions experienced by the trail users showed several patterns of "ebb and flow'' depending upon the influence of events on self perceptions They were interpreted as representing four different types of experience: positive constant, single shift, rebound, and roller coaster. A few trail users, however, experienced stable emotions during their trail experience regardless of events encountered. Results showed that events and the way we responded emotionally were related: trail users felt generally positive emotions from good/nice events, but negative emotions from bad events. Finally, trail users perceived higher levels of contentment with events that produced positive emotions, but tended to perceive higher levels of conflict with those that produced negative emotions. The cumulative effect of these appraisals were related to an overall appraisal of the experience (i.e., satisfaction). In order to advance our knowledge of the emerging nature of leisure experience, as captured in an ecologically valid environment, several suggestions were made for future research. |
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| Item Description: | Vita. "Major Subject: Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences". |
| Physical Description: | xi, 226 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm. Issued also on microfiche from University Microfilm Inc. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 169-185). |